Name Princess Fugger | ||
Died March 1, 1945, Vienna, Austria |
Princess Eleonora Fugger von Babenhausen (October 4, 1864 in Bartenstein — March 1, 1945 in Vienna) was an Austrian socialite and chronicler of the Fugger family. She is also known as Nora Fugger in her autobiography.
She was born Princess zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein und Jagstberg, the third child of Prince Carl zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein und Jagstberg (1837–1877) and his wife Rosa Karoline née Countess von Sternberg (1836–1918). She had two elder siblings: Princess Marie (1861–1933) and Prince Johannes (1863–1921), who was married to Archduchess Anna Maria Theresia of Austria, a daughter of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany and sister of Luise, Crown Princess of Saxony, in 1901.
Eleonora married Karl, 5th Prince Fugger von Babenhausen (1861–1925) on January 8, 1887 in Vienna. Her husband was chamberlain to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.
Their children together:
Her memoirs are filled with stories around the upper classes of the Austro-Hungarian empire and are a testimony to that period of history.